Conical inlet for debris loader

A debris loader to which a vacuum tube may be connected comprising:

• a) a blower comprising an impeller rotatably mounted about an impeller axis within a blower housing, the blower housing having an intake opening formed in a first side thereof;
• wherein said intake opening has a diameter that is approximately the same as the diameter of an area circumscribed by the impeller;
• b) an intake assembly connected to the blower housing around the intake opening, the intake assembly including a conical section extending outward from the first side of the blower housing and a cylindrical collar connected to and extending outward from a distal end of the conical section, the cylindrical collar having a diameter selected for connection of a near end of the vacuum tube thereto, the conical section expanding in diameter from its connection to the cylindrical collar to its connection to the blower housing;
• wherein a diameter of said conical section adjacent the blower housing has a diameter that is approximately the same as the diameter of the intake opening;
• said intake assembly is angled downward relative to said front panel such that a longitudinal axis through said intake assembly extends at an acute angle downward relative to the impeller axis.

A debris loader comprising:

• a) a vacuum tube having a nozzle connected to a distal end thereof;
• b) a blower comprising an impeller rotatably mounted about an impeller axis within a blower housing, the blower housing having a front panel with an intake opening formed in and extending through the front panel;
• wherein said intake opening has a diameter that is approximately the same as the diameter of an area circumscribed by the impeller;
• c) an intake assembly connected to the front panel of the blower housing around the intake opening, the intake assembly including a conical section extending outward from the front panel of the blower housing and a cylindrical collar connected to and extending outward from a distal end of the conical section, the cylindrical collar having a diameter selected for connection of a near end of the vacuum tube thereto, the conical section expanding in diameter from its connection to the cylindrical collar to its connection to the front panel of the blower housing;
• wherein a diameter of said conical section adjacent the front panel of the blower housing has a diameter that is approximately the same as the diameter of the intake opening;
• said intake assembly is angled downward relative to said front panel such that a longitudinal axis through said intake assembly extends at an acute angle relative to the impeller axis.